Was off work today and I noticed about noontime that my 15m array is no
more.
Apparently the recent snow/ice/wind finally got to it. It broke in half and
is laying in/on the 3'-4' or whatever of snow out in my field.
It's made of PVC and steel pipe and is essentially a 5el Vertical Dipole
Array (similar to ARRL book 40m array) It's freestanding with a heavy
concrete base. Any ARRL Antenna book has the basic 40m design.
It's quite similar to a K1WA/K8UR/K3LR modded type.
Sometimes it's nice to live up here on the hill...signals are generally good
!
Wind and drifting snow are not my friends!
Oh, and my ZS6BKW for my 2nd radio is mostly open (or shorted?). SWR on most
bands is fluctuating between 6:1 and infinity.
Such is life. Redesign and rebuild I guess..once spring arrives.
Hey-I don't expect sympathy...just putting it out there. I know we *all*
suffer from this type of tragedy from time to time. What are your guys
recent antenna failures?
Blast ! When is spring again?
Mike - VE9AA NB, where it was -30*C here with the windchill this morning.
Mike, Keswick Ridge, NB
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